tag:Community Blogs:blogCommunity Blogshttp://bulk2.destructoid.com/ul/avatars/7/14277.gifSimmons 2pt0http://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Simmons 2pt02007-11-18T20:36:08ZCommunity Blogs:157342Vigilante xbox bannings? - Simmons 2pt0Simmons 2pt02009-12-08T22:32:41Z2009-12-08T22:32:41ZI, like many people, enjoy playing with my friends online be it on xbox live, Playstation Network, or whatever the Wii has these days. I have a few friends that enjoy talking "trash" and while it is harmless and never amounts to anything, we found out the hard way that running into the wrong person can land you in some hot water.
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<br/>I was playing Capture the Flag on Modern Warfare 2 on the night of December 4, 2009 with 4 other friends. We hold ourselves on high as good players that rarely lose and speak out against glitching and any sort of cheaters at all, because we're here to have fun and if we win, we want the win to be fair. Anywho, we were winding down for the night, on about a 12 win streak when we ran across two gentlemen (<em>grouchyTRICKY</em> and <em>The Pro</em>) that accused us of "Javelin glitching" and we responded that it in fact was not any of us and to report our teammate that was doing it. The random left the game probably in hopes that he wouldn't be reported, and my friend retorted "You're still probably going to lose." It was at that time when grouchy informed us "he knows someone that can ban us, do you guys want to get banned?" Laughing it off because we had been threatened with this countless times my friend said "What does your uncle work for Infinity Ward?" he replied with "Just wait, he just has to pick up the phone, you'll be banned by the end of this game." We continued to laugh into the game thinking nothing of it.
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<br/>We played the first round, everything was going well, one of my friends (RavlngPsycho) was going about 24-0, and he was ecstatic because he had just prestiged, was only level 20 and didn't have any of the weapons he was used to having but still managed a fantastic killstreak. My other friend had 3 flag caps (Just Phokus) and was managing to get quite a few kills as well. We were winning about 7 caps to 0 when the last few seconds of the game came around and Just Phokus had the flag running to get one last capture in when he got booted from the game. Being surprised by Ravlngpsycho's impressive 35-0 kill to death ratio we didn't really notice he was gone. We got back into the lobby and grouchyTricky proceeded to as "WHO ELSE WANTS TO GET BANNED? RAVING PSYCHO, RAVINGPSYCHO?" As a sidenote, Ravlngpsycho has his family settings so he can't hear, nor can he talk to anybody so he has no idea someone is yelling at him.
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<br/>We backed out of the game to get Phokus back into our party when one of my friends gets a phone call from him. His words echoed through the speakerphone "Dude, I'm banned for 2 weeks." We were a bit shocked but nonetheless we laughed it off as a joke, until quickly Ravlngpsycho was booted from our party. Seconds later he called me with the same grim news. "I got banned for 2 weeks, for nothing. What happened last game?" I wasn't quite sure what had happened at all.
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<br/>The next day Psycho was not happy about this banning at all because truthfully, he had done nothing, he physically couldn't trash talk, and he couldn't have javelin glitched because he hadn't even died that game, so he took it to the xbox forums to get an answer.
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<br/><a target="_blank" href="http://forums.xbox.com/30273059/ShowPost.aspx">He wrote to them </a>
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<br/><em>I was playing Modern Warfare 2 with four other friends tonight and got banned and I don't know why. I have family settings on my account and cannot hear anyone else talking but apparently this player [MOD EDIT] whom we beat several times was getting very upset with my friends and particularly me for killing him a lot. He said he had an uncle who worked for Infinity Ward and could have us banned by the end of the game, two of my friends started getting into it with him and we went into another game, towards the end of the game one of my friends got banned and after the game I got banned. I never spoke to the kid nor did I realize he was speaking to me but I have not been cheating, I don't have a bio and this kid definitely had something to do with me getting banned. If you could please let me know why I was banned I would like to clear this up, thanks. My account name is Ravlngpsycho.</em>
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<br/><em>He said no such thing. I was there. *You* said "Don't tell me, you have an Uncle that works there and is gonna get me banned right?" when you were told by another player to stop the glitching.
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<br/>It has nothing to do with the fact that you were killing someone, it's *how* you were doing it that violated the Terms of Use. Your suspension will stand as issued.</em>
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<br/>It seemed strange that they decided to single him out but things became stranger when we kept an eye on the forums and it wasn't just us that were running into The Pro and his banning ways.
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<br/><a target="_blank" href="http://forums.xbox.com/30276149/ShowPost.aspx">Someone wrote from a temporary account saying </a>
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<br/><em>i was suspended last night at around 3am which from what so did many others, for a reason that wasn't specified to me. but from what i've heard, most of the suspensions that took place at that hour last night are for cheating/glitching/modding in modern warfare 2.</em>
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<br/><em> i read your forum post, and saw that it said "just one complaint of cheating and evidence" will get me suspended for cheating. i checked, and my profile is not code of conducted, and my gamertag HarDRocK369 isn't being told to be changed either. i don't use modded controllers or aim bots, and i don't exploit glitches in the game. i'm lead to believe with the amount of people banned you did not actually gather evidence, and wrongfully suspended me on assumptions alone. and i also just recently purchased live time for a month because that is what i could afford, and that is now wasted because by the time i get back i'll have about a week or so left.</em>
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<br/><em>i'd like to know what the reason for my suspension is, if cheating what 'evidence' you had gathered, and who besides these forums i could call and speak to about this because i'm very angry about this.</em>
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<br/><em>The evidence is I saw you glitching. I was there. Other players were even telling you not to do it, and you persisted. You further made some, shall I say "interesting" statements between rounds that in and of themselves deserved a suspension.</em>
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<br/><em>If you want to maximize your online playing time, adhere to the Terms of Use. </em>
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<br/>While that may usually be excused by myself as some sort of cheater trying to weasle his way out of a banning, later that night he came back and posted again on the forums. The post included that fact that he wasn't a high enough level to even javelin glitch and about the "interesting" statements, he was playing ground war so he could stay in a party with his friends so he didn't have to listen or talk to anyone. This guy had the exact same problem as Psycho and had received severe punishment for absolutely nothing at all.
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<br/>Soon after, Ravlngpsycho tried to contact The Pro, and the other enforcement member Bootblack by PM to see if he could work something out or tell them his case and how he hadn't done anything at all. Turns out that they have no reason, nor time to answer your questions.
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<br/>Being fed up with the fact that there was no help anywhere in sight and the enforcement team seems to ban anyone that they want, Just Phokus decided to call up customer service and see if something could be worked out. The first time he called he asked to be transferred to a higher up in the department that handles account bannings. The question was quickly answered by the representative hanging up the phone. A bit irate he called back again and asked simply for a supervisor. He asked why he was banned, the supervisor pulled up some sort of screen and slowly read the e-mail that he received Friday night back to him slowly and said he couldn't help him, which lead to the supervisor quickly hanging up.
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<br/>I'm not sure how Microsoft/Xbox handles finding these "Enforcers" or teams but it seems to me that they might give them a bit too much power. What stops these people from going onto live with their accounts, finding someone they don't like and just banning them? I for one am a bit disgusted by this process and find myself looking in the direction of PSN for my online gaming needs until some sort of checks and balance system (as far fetched as it seems) is put in place to monitor these vigilante mods.
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Community Blogs:98452Warhammer Online Release Date Announced - Simmons 2pt0Simmons 2pt02008-08-06T10:38:58Z2008-08-06T10:38:58Z<img src="http://bulk2.destructoid.com/ul/user/1/14277-98452-warhammeronline3jpg-468x.jpg"/>
<br/>I know that like me, many of you have been waiting and waiting and waiting for WAR to come out. Well, rest assured that Warhammer now has a release date!
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<br/><strong>Warhammer Online will be released on September 18th 2008</strong>
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<br/>It feels closer than ever and anticipation is only going to get greater. Along with the released date, monthly prices were announced
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<br/> <strong> * Monthly Subscription: $14.99 USD</strong>
<br/> <strong> * 3-Month Subscription: $41.97 ($13.99 per month)</strong>
<br/> <strong> * 6-Month Subscription: $77.94 ($12.99 per month)</strong>
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<br/>Along with this huge bit o' news we get the news that those that pre ordered and get into open beta will be able to download the open beta files and client August 15th. No word on when the OB servers will be open.
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Community Blogs:97386Warhammer Online Minimum Specs Revealed - Simmons 2pt0Simmons 2pt02008-07-30T13:35:08Z2008-07-30T13:35:08ZIf you're like me, you've been eating up every bit of information given, and waiting impatiently for Warhammer Online. Even after they announced that they're cutting 4 capital cities and 4 classes I didn't falter from my love of this game. I still can't wait for the inevitable epic keep battles and city sieges. But I wasn't sure if my computer could run it, or if it would be a complete mess like AoC.
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<br/><em>Blood for the Blood God!</em>
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<br/>But my worries have been laid to rest as the specs have been revealed and they're not ridiculous at all. Upcoming Copy Pasta
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<br/><strong>Laptop versions of these chipsets may work, but may run comparatively slowly. Standalone cards that are installed in vanilla PCI slots (not PCIe or PCIx or AGP), such as some GeForce FX variants, will perform poorly. Integrated chipsets such as the ATI Xpress and the NVIDIA TurboCache variants will have low settings selected, but should run satisfactorily.</strong>
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<br/><strong>Please note that attempting to play the game using video hardware that isnât listed above may result in reduced performance, graphical issues or cause the game to not run at all.</strong>
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<br/><strong>The NVIDIA GeForce FX series is unsupported under Vista. </strong>
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<br/>With more and more solid news coming out, we can only hope this means the open beta is coming soon, and soon after that, release. Until then, WAAAAAGH!
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Community Blogs:91484Late Night Lulz:Electoral Kombat - Simmons 2pt0Simmons 2pt02008-06-20T01:12:26Z2008-06-20T01:12:26ZFirst up in this post we have Electoral Kombat from the webcomic <a target="_blank" href="http://www.duelinganalogs.com">Dueling Analogs</a> in which I would totally fucking buy this game rather than that crap DC crossover.
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<br/>Secondly and finally cause' I gotta sleep after hitting Blindside Dork with my <a target="_blank" href="http://content.ytmnd.com/content/7/3/d/73d70d41a138e19a8c933a9de388eb96.jpg">axe</a> in TF2 all night is a video from CollegeHumor titled Rejected Wii Games.
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<br/>Bus Pervert sounds like gold. Nintendo should really pick up on what the kids want these days.
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<br/>This post brought to you by <a target="_blank" href="http://tf2aerobics.ytmnd.com/">Heavy's Aerobics</a>Community Blogs:87136New TF2 content to reach 360 "Pretty Soon" - Simmons 2pt0Simmons 2pt02008-05-22T15:20:52Z2008-05-22T15:20:52ZDestructoid's very own Aaron Linde posts the news at <a target="_blank" href="http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?story=52789">Shacknews</a> that Valve has been working on the new content that the pc has for the xbox 360. Which, for those of us that play on the 360 is amazing news.
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<br/>Valve's Doug Lombardi states "What we've been waiting for is until we had a critical mass of new content to put out." Lombardi makes a great point, in that, the console version won't get nickled and dimed to death for additionally content, and plus, they might not even charge for it all, as the medic achievements affect gameplay.
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<br/><em>The PS3 May never get this</em>
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<br/>In the article it states that Valve is working on the PC and 360 versions internally but the PS3 version was outsourced to EA UK. Lombardi states about the PS3 content "So we feel like we're kind of there now. We'll probably be making some announcements pretty soon on what will happen with the 360 stuff. I don't know that--unfortunately I don't know that any of that will make it to the PS3."Community Blogs:79235Keep April Fools Away, Also Snaileb Helm - Simmons 2pt0Simmons 2pt02008-04-01T17:58:05Z2008-04-01T17:58:05ZI despise April Fools Day, but there is some creativity to some of the things created. Although it's just for April Fools day, this chain lock is suweet.
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<br/>If you want an impossible door chain, get the Defendius today!
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<br/>-via <a target="_blank" href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/01/art-lebedevs-defendius-because-unlocking-doors-is-just-a-littl/">engadget</a>
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<br/>And for the steampunk fans we have a strange looking helmet that was first bought at Disney World by "pogo*the*clown" and "steampunked out" for a measly $41.00 on <a target="_blank" href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270223600663">ebay</a>. While I personally find it goofy looking as hell, somebody probably likes it.Community Blogs:72817Microsoft Is A Robot And Hates Everyone - Simmons 2pt0Simmons 2pt02008-02-28T19:34:09Z2008-02-28T19:34:09ZThroughout the days, many o' xbox gamer have shipped their best friends out in a cardboard coffin. There are stories behind every xbox, from refurbished ugly xboxes, to month long ship back times. But this story is saddening and a bit disturbing.
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<br/>The gamer named "Nathaniel" shipped off his RROD xbox to the heartless bastards at MS with hope in his heart that they would fix and ship back his special buddy.
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<br/><a target="_blank" href="http://hawtymcbloggy.com/2008/02/28/another-gamer-screwed-by-microsoft/">http://hawtymcbloggy.com/2008/02/28/another-gamer-screwed-by-microsoft/</a>
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<br/>I personally didn't have much to say about MS after I shipped my xbox, except for thanks for the new faceplate on the refurbished machine! (I broke my first faceplate and removed it before I sent it in got a new faceplate on the xbox.) All I can really say about this is it's pretty ridiculous that they would destroy a piece of artwork that was customized onto the xbox. I'm not sure if Nathaniel necessarily should get paid for his losses, but MS owes him something.Community Blogs:60042Christmaslulz, Also Box! - Simmons 2pt0Simmons 2pt02007-12-17T13:13:22Z2007-12-17T13:13:22ZIn the spirit of Christmas and caroling and whatever communists do on this holiday. I bring you joy in the form of video. May be old but always good for a hearty X-mas laugh.
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<br/>Plus, as promised I bring you a gift you should have gotten somebody last year! It fits right in here at the Destructoid community as I'm sure many of you have seen it. I bring you also box.
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<br/>The comments are pure genius.
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<br/><img src="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/03/31/box2.gif"/>Community Blogs:55887Tech Round-up! - Simmons 2pt0Simmons 2pt02007-11-26T01:40:31Z2007-11-26T01:40:31Z[embed]55887:5111[/embed]
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<br/>First off, we've got a sweet flip-book movie which could have been better with sounds like *Vwing* and *Shazam!* but very impressive nonetheless. There was recently another movie released based on ze <a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UocF4ycBnYE&eurl=http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/video-amazing-flip-book-animation-recreates-matrix-scene">Matrix</a> . I remember trying to make flip-book movies as a child that usually involved some sort of stick figure sexual act or some sort of stick figure getting crushed most comically by an anvil.
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<br/>Secondly, we've got these robot "legs" that are supposedly the fastest robot legs in the world. On top of that, they contour to any ground they walk on. Now, I'm sure from watching the video you're not scared of them, but just think, walking down the street at night and these things come running at you, fuck that.
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<br/>Next up, Swiss man Yves Rossy made himself a flyin' machine, slash gliding machine. Watch as he jumps out of the plane and flies safely to the ground, pushing us closer to Self Contained Flying Apparatus. SCFA may be harder to say than SCUBA, but it's manlier that's for sure. Remember when everybody in school used to make fun of you because you knew jet packs were the way of the future? No? Ya, me neither.....
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<br/>Finally, to keep this game related I'll end off on a new Crysis gameplay video called "Dock Assault." Beautiful! The game is looking great still and Crytek has a sweet game on it's hands. Although from watching the video it seems as though the AI may be a bit lacking in the brains division. Is it just me?Community Blogs:55753The Sunday Funnies-WoW Players Are Hardcore - Simmons 2pt0Simmons 2pt02007-11-25T01:09:37Z2007-11-25T01:09:37ZGeorge "Corpsegrinder" Fisher from the death metal band Cannibal Corpse speaks about his family and how WoW has impacted him. A very touching video to say the least.
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<br/>Lucky 7's that's gotta mean something right? This on the heels of Bfeld's <a target="_blank" href="http://www.destructoid.com/blogs/BFeld13/it-s-over-9000--52948.phtml">OVER 9000!</a>Community Blogs:54823Songs That Should Be In Rock Band Pt 3? - Simmons 2pt0Simmons 2pt02007-11-18T20:36:08Z2007-11-18T20:36:08ZIt's all downhill from here ladies and gents. This week is the release of the the game we call Rock Band. With the oncoming approach of said game, I decided to do another one of these here thingies. Er clogs. <img src="http://www.dtoid.com/macros/smile.gif"/>
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<br/>Punk ska is an interesting genre that originated sometime during the early 90's late 80's. It's great, not because it's the most intricate of musics, but because the melding of instruments. How can you not love punk ska? If you're a fascist that's how. The song is great as it has challenging parts for everyone, but it's not the hardest song to play. It's one of the songs you'd love to play because it's fun, not because it's hard. A great party song, end o' story.
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<br/>Yeeeah Boyeee. Possibly the first metal/rap collaboration could be given credit for launching the genre itself. Chuck D from Public Enemy and Scott Ian from Anthrax got together to make perfect harmony. Ebony and Ivory of sorts, except, Chuck D isn't blind and Ian isn't a gay british dude with a huge gap in his teeth. The song itself is a lot like all Anthrax songs. Hardcore thrash for all the instruments, trying to play as fast as possible. The vocals are no pushover either. The singing parts are fast and rough with a great rap feel. Bring the noise suckas.
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<br/><strong>Primus-Wynona's Big Brown Beaver</strong>
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<br/>Wynona had herself a big brown beaver. Only a man with the likeness of Haysus Christ writes lyrics that inspiring. Professor Claypool is the teacher today and the lesson is Bass 101. Primus would be the song that challenges the bass player, while making the singer feel like he just punted a puppy. Can't help but laugh while reading through the lyrics with all the sexual innuendos. In your endo.
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<br/><strong>Rush-Test For Echo</strong>
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<br/>Neil motherfucking Peart.
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<br/>Well that's all for this issue. Not sure if I'll continue after Rock Band's release but we shall see. Any questions/comments are encouraged down beeelooooowwwww.